Are you still taking replys? Growing up in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio in the 1940's, I learned "T'was a dark and stormy night. Round the campfire sat brigands large and brigands small. Up stepped the trusty Lieutenant and said, 'Antonio tell us one of your famous stories.' And he began, "T'was..." I was talking about it the other night, decided to look it up and found this thread. There must be more out there somewhere, but thank you for starting it.
"T'was a dark and stormy night"